"If California had complied with the secretary's emergency rule and prevented the upgrade of this individual's driving privileges earlier this month, he would have never been able to get behind his big rig, a statement from the Department of Transportation reads. The emergency rule requires states to verify the legal status of drivers to restrict licenses being issued to non-citizens."
"Newsom, Duffy argued, did not follow DOT's guidance. He said: It's nice to see Gavin tap dance in a tweet, good for him, but the truth is we do set the guidelines by which licenses can be issued. We sent that guidance out. Gavin Newsom said, I'm not going to follow it, I'm going to allow this foreigner to get an upgraded license. That was Gavin Newsom's choice."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed California Governor Gavin Newsom for failing to follow Department of Transportation guidance, saying that failure allowed an undocumented individual to receive an upgraded commercial driver's license and operate a truck involved in a deadly freeway crash. Authorities charged 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence. The DOT said an emergency rule requires states to verify legal status before issuing or upgrading driving privileges, and that California's noncompliance enabled the driver to obtain the CDL. Duffy said three people died because Newsom chose not to follow DOT rules.
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